A gathering of policy leaders, tech industry experts and private investors concluded Friday after two days of presentations and discussions about the needs and opportunities presented by emerging high-speed internet across the circumpolar north. Learn More →

Despite temperatures in the low 30oF, 25 people came out to enjoy our annual Community Open Garden event at the Barrow Test Garden Saturday, June 18. Now in our third season, the Barrow Test Garden is a project of Iļisaġvik College’s Cooperative Extension Program, in partnership with the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Prevention Program.
We have successfully been able to grow a Learn More →

Up on the Arctic coast, in Barrow, the community test garden is also thriving. Laura Thomas works for the Ilisagvik College's cooperative extension and a diabetes prevention program in town and started the project for several different reasons. Learn More →